Troughless skeleton flange-way guard



' is against lateral as well Patented May 31,1927.

HAROLD r. BLUM, OF oLnvnLAnn, onto, assrsnon martin CLEVELAND RAILWAY ISUPPLY COMPANY, OF'OLEVELAND, OHIO, AoonPonA'rIoN on OHIO.

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' Application filed August 4, 1926. Serial No. 127,076.

Thc'l present invention relates to flange way guards for highwaycrossings and the like and more-particularly to the construc tional'featu'res'which provide for proper 5 positioning on the'ties and forproviding a guard which can be easily and properly packed with-pavingmaterial. Essentially the present guard is a sectional rail providedwith a full length base member and provided to withvertical supports forthe guard proper and also having the necessary spaces to hold the guardproperly spaced away from the rail. [The base is provided with. spikenotches so that the guard may be held as vertical and longitudinalmovement. To. the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, saidinvention, then consists of the means hereinafter fully described andparticularlypoint f 20 ed out in the claims.

' The accompanying drawing and the following description set forth indetail certain mechanism embodying the nvention, such disclosed meansconstitutlng, however, but

the principle of the invention maybe used. In said accompanying drawing:g Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an assembled guard. showing one of thejoints in section; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a single sec- ,tion;Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. andshowing'the main rail in dotted lines; Fig. 4 isan end view of the guardtaken from the left of Fig. 2;

of one section. I H r The presenflfiange way guard isfa sectionaljguard,each section consisting of a continuous'base member 1' having spacedpairs of spike notches 2 so that theguard may be easily' secured totheties, the con- Ytinuousfba'se'making uneven tie spacing anunimportant factor asa sufficient number of. notches will be over tiesto afiiord satisfactory holding means; Extending upwardlyfrom the base.are a series vofispaced legs 3,-which 'areform'ed integrally with thebase, and.

which are likewise integral with the flangeway guard rail 4:. Likewise 7formed integrally with the rail 4: and legs 3 are'spacing members 5having a trough 'shapedupper contour 6, the ends of the members beingadapted to have awedge fit between the ball v'7 andfthe base'12 of themain rail 8 as best shown in Fig. 3. To strengthen the entire a taperingsocket 16 while at the other enda one of various mechanical forms inwhich and Fig.5 is an end view of the other end.

stated means be employed.

structure which is thusof s'keleton design,

integral webs 9are formed. between the base .membernnd the legs 3; I thr are l stiffening webs 10.

The flange way rail proper is cut awayat the back side but extendsatflfishp th ra l side toform the desired trough contour with thespacers. At one end the flange wayis provided with an enlarged boss15'having similar bossl? is employed whichtermie nates in a tapered pin18 adapted to be forced, into tight engagement in'the socket of theadjacent section as shown in section in Fig. 1, thisinterengagementbetween sections maintaining the sections'in alignment 1 and alsopreventing excessive vertical movement.

. The wide spaces and thegopen spacesbetween the spacers5 allow pavingmaterial tobe readily and easb'awen metal legs a ily packed in andaround the flange way guard and-rail to make 'a smooth crossing,

"the upper edges of the spacers acting as forms so that the material maybe shaped to a trough of the desired contour between the main rail andthe guard. The small openings 20 at the top ofthe legs allow the pavingmaterial to be filledin under.- neath the flange way rail for thesubstan-' ,tially entire length and thus forma unitary structure withoutdivis'ions for .the entire crossing'len'gth. The use of'a .fiange'wayguard which has a downwardly extending sloping flange and ahorizontaltop portion also aids in making a proper bond between the paving Fmaterial and the fiangeway guard, f Other modes of applying theprincipleof my inventionmay be employed; instead of the one explained,change beingmadeas re i I gards the mechanism herein disclosed,protinctly claimas my invention 1. A flange way guard-section ofskeleton l I Jvide d themeans stated by any of the 'following claims orthe equivalent of such.

, Ith r P t ula y P i 91 an d sk 1 tegrally with said base, a flange wayguard 1 member formed integrally, with said legs and adapted to lieparallel with the main rail, and a series of inwardly extending spacermembers formed integrally with said legs and guard, and adapted forwedglng engagement between the ball and the base flange or the main railand having a trough shaped upper contur. a 2. A flange'way guard sectionof skeleton type, comprising a continuous base member for engagement andattachment to the ties, a series of spaced vertical legs formedintegrally with said base, a flange way guard member rormeid'integrallywith said legs and adapted to lieparallel with the main rail,

and a series of inwardly extending spacer 'members formed integrallywith said legs and guard, and adapted forwedging gagement betweentheball and the base flange of the main rail and having a trough shapedupper contour, said base member being; provided with spaced pairs ofspike member iformed integrally with said legs and adapted to lieparallel with the main rail, anda series of inwardly extendingspacermembers formed integrally with said legs and guard, and adaptedfor wedging engagement between the ball and the base flange of the mainrail and having a trough v shaped upper contour, said guard memberhaving a horizontal top flange and an inwardly sloping downwardlyextending 4'. Affl'ange guard section ofskeleton type, comprising acontinuous base member fm eniber formed integrally with said legs,

for engagement and attachmentto the ties, a seriesofspaced vertical legsformed integrally with said base, a flange way guard and a series ofinwardly. extending spacer members formed v integrally with said "legsand guard, and adapted for engagement with the main rail and having; a:trough V shaped upper contour, said guard member bemgj provided at oneend with a tapered hole and' at the other end with a tapered pin forinterlocking-j engagements with adjacent 7 sections v a s 'A flange wayguard section of skeleton type, comprising a continuous base member forengagement and attachment to the ties,

a seriesof spaced vertical legs formed integrall y with saidbase, aflange way guard with adjacent sections.

the mainrail.

member formed integrally with said legs, and a series ofinwardly'extending spacer members formed integrally with said legs and guard,and. adapted for engagement with" the main rail and having 'a troughshaped upper contour, said guard member having ahorizontal top flangeand an inwardly sloping downwardly extending flange and" beiiig providedat one end with a tapered hole and at the other end with a tapered pinfor interlocking. engagements G. A flange way guard sectionoit'sl'zele'ton type, comprising a continuous base member for engagementand attachment to the ties, a series of spaced vertical legs formedintegrally with said base, a flangeway guard member formed. integrallywith; said legs,

and a series of inwardly extending spacer members formed integrally withsaid legs and guard, and adapted for engagement with the main rail and"having a trough shaped upper contour, said guardmember havmg ahorizontal top flange and" an inwardly sloping downwardly exten'ding'flange, said spacer members forming a smooth face with the-downwardlyextending flange of said guard member to form a V trough teriaL- 7. a

7. A flange way guard section of skeleton itype, comprlsing a continuousbase member for engagement and attachment to the ties,

a series of spaced vertical legs formed integrally with said base, aflange way guardmember formed integrall'y'with said legs,

and a series of, inwardly extending spacer members formed integrallywith said legs and guard, and adapted for'enga'gement with slopingdownwardlyv extending flange and being provided at one end withajtapere'd .hole and at theother end with a tapered pin for interlockingI engagements with adjacent pattern for filling with paving ma-- i themain rail and having a troughshape'd" upper contour, saidguardm'emberh'avin'g. a horizontal top flangefand an inwardlysections,such openings Y between legs and a s under said horizontal flange ofsaid; guard member being adaptedvto be filled with paving material andsaid spacing members being adapted to'form a trough pattern for suchmaterial between said flange way guard and Signed by me this 1926. 7 v sa r v HAROLD P. BLUML 2nd day oflAugus't,

